Chapter 163: Muffled Stick

  "From the moment we entered, until now, there is nothing here, no place to hide. If someone comes in, there's not even a chance to hide, and they'll be discovered immediately. Moreover, previously, Old Ancestor had also tested it, Old Ancestor of Qingyun Wuyi, if he didn't use his Xuanqi, it would be impossible to sneak into the treasure trove without alarming everyone!"

  "It's also possible that I'm wrong." Xia Liu scratched his head, "In the past few days, there have been too many people coming to Jianye City. Master specially reminded us to be more careful."

  "How interesting, this Jianye City, is there still someone who dares to come and take things from my Jian family?" The guard sneered coldly, "One comes, one dies, I'll make sure he has no return."

  Xiao Liu smiled and said, "There are always some people who don't know what's good for them. A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, they just want to take risks."

  "It's okay, let's just confirm the situation. This place is the core of our home, and we must ensure safety above all else. Once you've confirmed it, we'll head to the next location," said the guard.

  "En." Xia Liu nodded, "Currently there are no problems and nothing is missing. However, an elder came to collect a spiritual grass, I have registered it in the book, you can record it."

  These conversations have become routine, occurring every half hour to confirm and hand over records, ensuring the perfection and safety of the items.

  "En." The guard brought over his ledger and registered something before taking his leave and heading to the next place. Xia Liu, on the other hand, returned once again to the attic, reading a book while keeping an eye on the movements at the door, apparently able to detect even the slightest stir.

  He didn't know. At this time, right below him, Xia Lin finally let out a sigh of relief.

  "My god, I'm scared to death." Xia Lin wiped the cold sweat, he knew that when he first came in, there would be a problem. This kind of attached illusion must have someone guarding the entrance, so at the moment of rushing in, he burst out with his maximum speed!

  The absolute speed of the sudden change in Qingyun, plus the amplification of the wandering stroll, while hiding in the hands of several people who had just entered, was like a gust of wind that blew by, and others were completely unaware.

  But unexpectedly, this situation actually still aroused Xiao Liu's suspicion.

  Xia Lin could only sigh in admiration: "What great eyesight!"

  Fortunately, the guards were distracted by the commotion and didn't investigate further. If they had, Xia Lin suspected he would have been caught too, which would have made things difficult for him amidst the crowd's attack.

  At this time, finally calm down and look around, Xia Lin saw a huge pavilion.

  Hundreds of square meters in size, the height is as high as three floors, similar to the style of the pyramids, smaller and smaller as you go up, but only three floors. Not much smaller after all.

  And on the second floor, right opposite the entrance. There was a balcony, a chair, several cups of clear tea, and Xiao Liu sat on it, looking at the book in his hand while paying attention to the movement at the door.

  It seems that for safety considerations, there are hundreds of people guarding the attic from top to bottom.

  Xia Lin took a glance and secretly whistled, cold sweat almost dripping down, over a hundred people!

  An attic, what's the big deal!

  A rough count of a moment's observation showed about fifty people on the first floor, more than thirty people on the second floor, and only over twenty people on the third floor. In total, there were over one hundred people.

  "It's not easy at all." Xia Lin furrowed her brow.

  Although there are few masters, only three strong men have entered the road to heaven, two of them have changed their fate once, and one has changed it twice. However, they won because they were more in number!

  Over a hundred people, all of whom were sword cultivators in the Cong Hai realm, from the initial stage to the peak, everything was available. Although their strength was not strong, almost anything they did would be detected.

  "Damn it—"

  Xia Lin cursed under his breath. In this situation, there was almost nothing he could do. Once he made a move, it would alarm others and inevitably lead to being beaten up. Whether he could escape or not was another matter. However, retreating like this was also somewhat regrettable. He had been waiting for half the night, guarding...

  After looking for half a day, and even waiting for another half an hour after the guards changed shifts again, Xia Lin still couldn't think of any solution.

  "Never mind, let's withdraw. We'll come back another day." Xia Lin sighed and prepared to retreat.

  But just then he saw a man come out of the garret and go towards the back of the house.

  "Hmm?" Xia Lin raised an eyebrow, what are you doing coming out at this time?

  But anyway, it's better than being dull and lifeless. Xia Lin took advantage of the darkness to run quickly over there, and when he arrived, he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

  This guy comes out at this time, not because of anything magical, but... he wants to go to the toilet.

  "Go to the bathroom—"

  Xia's eyes lit up and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she looked towards this middle-aged man.

  A middle-aged man who was urinating shuddered all over, as if he felt a chill, looked around, didn't see anything, and muttered to himself: "I'm actually feeling cold after peeing... damn it, have I become kidney deficient?... thinking back, how could I be a seven-time little gentleman in one night... time is unforgiving..."

  Bang!

  A faint sound, and the middle-aged man felt a blackness before his eyes, instantly fainting.

  Summer approached with a smile, looked around, found a corner, and in an instant, saw that the guy was stripped clean, then swapped clothes with him, and slowly walked out.

  What a fantasy!

  Change!

  Step by step, when he walked to a place with light, Xia Lin's face had become exactly the same as that of an ordinary middle-aged man. His figure also changed, although not exactly the same as that person, but extremely close. If it weren't for someone who was extremely familiar with him carefully checking, they wouldn't have noticed anything.

  Moreover, since he was the first to enter, probably no one would have thought that someone had invaded this place and replaced a person, so Xia Lin can be said to be absolutely safe at this moment.

  Following the momentum towards the door, Xia Lin recalled the middle-aged man's appearance and gait, and suddenly walked in with a sense of familiarity.

  As soon as he entered the attic, Xia Lin suddenly felt like the sky in front of him had changed.

  Compared to the pitch black and dimness outside, this attic was brightly lit, with an unknown substance burning on top of the oil lamp, casting a golden glow over the room.

  Inside the attic, rows of shelves were neatly arranged, with various spiritual grasses, martial skills, and even mysterious treasures placed on top. Similarly, in each corner of the attic, a guard stood, holding a book and reading intently. However, when someone appeared beside him, Xia Lin burst out with a strong sword aura without any suspicion.

  Xia Lin covered up the surprise in his heart, walking forward as if nothing was wrong. However, just these few steps caused over a dozen people to look up and glance at him. After seeing it was him, they quickly lowered their heads and continued reading, but there were still several people staring at Xia Lin.

  Suddenly felt a chill in his heart, damn it, so strict!

  It's just these two steps, and I've already started to suspect!

  Her eyes swept the room, and at regular intervals, there was a guard, the distance between them was very strict, filling the entire attic. And on the far right, one position was empty, no one was there.

  Xia Lin suddenly realized that the position was his.

  As if nothing had happened, Xia Lin continued walking forward and returned to her position. Only then did the gazes of those people disappear, and they went back to reading their books.

  Xia Lin let out a sigh of relief, good and strict guards.

  Layered defense!

  The formation of the mysterious aura that envelops the entire mansion, the guards who patrol every half hour, the layer of illusory disguise outside the pavilion, the small six with extraordinary eyesight above the second floor, and now, inside the pavilion, an even more severe guard!

  Every step, one misstep would result in being discovered and then beaten to death.

  Xia Lin let out a breath of relief, stood still, and followed the example of the people around him, picking up the book in his hand. He took a glance, and suddenly his eyes lit up, Floating Light Sword Technique.

  It's obviously the middle-aged man who was learning swordsmanship before.

  As a strong man at the same level as Cong Hai's peak, this middle-aged man was also about to break through. His strength was not bad, but unfortunately, he never thought that he would be ambushed from behind while going to the toilet, and suffered such a humiliating defeat.

  "Floating Light Sword Technique—"

  Xia Lin had learned it once before when competing with Jian Jia Cheng, but since Jian Jia Cheng hadn't mastered it fully, he clearly didn't have the final move. Unlike the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, which could still be obtained from Huo Jian even if it wasn't complete, the Floating Light Sword Technique was something that Huo Jian had never learned.

  He flipped through a few pages and suddenly remembered all the contents of Xia Lin's Floating Light Swordsmanship, gaining some new insights.

  After all, there is still a gap between reading the original book and understanding it.

  Pointing to the rivers and mountains.

  This move was originally how, he didn't know at all! What he understood was the version of Qitian, and then after the barbarian teacher slightly improved it, in short... maybe this move was originally from the ground up.

  And similarly, Floating Light Sword Technique, he was also looking at Jian Kaicheng's version.

  There is still some gap with the original, or some changes. The same swordsmanship, in different people's hands, is completely different. Indeed, looking at this martial arts manual again now, I have gained a completely different understanding, further advancing on the basis of the original, and most importantly, this martial art is complete!

  Floating Light Sword Technique, all seven forms are present.

  With the complete Floating Light Sword Technique, there should be some improvements from the barbarian teacher's place. Xia Lin finally has a formal attacking sword technique besides the basic sword techniques, advanced basic sword techniques - Flowing Cloud Sword Technique.

  "Go back and slowly realize it." Xia Lin said to himself, while observing the movements of the people around him.

  Inside the attic, occasionally someone would come forward, exchange a book, and then continue to observe. After a while, Xia Lin also understood that this so-called guarding was completely a welfare!

  Protecting the attic is one aspect, on the other hand, it can be used as a place for disciples to learn, which is a great blessing from heaven. After all, who knows how many years it will take to encounter an enemy like that?

  It seems that those who can learn swordsmanship here are either incredibly talented or have a very strong background.

  Xia Lin sighed silently and pretended to walk forward, then casually exchanged a book and began observing the treasures placed on the surrounding shelves.

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